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RE 
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Joined: 01 Oct 10 Location: Ireland Online Status: Offline Posts: 1 |
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 Topic: RS200 Crew Weight & Brazilian Built BoatsPosted: 01 Oct 10 at 9:36pm |
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I'm thinking of going for an RS200, I'm sold on the boat but have two big concerns.
Is 23 stone too heavy to compete? The crew combo is 10.5 stone helm and 12.5 stone crew. What are the fast crew weights at the front of the class?
One other factor is what hull number to go for. Obviously newer is better but on investigation there seems to be alot of talk about Brazilian built (Inferior hulls) Does anyone know what hull/sail numbers were built there?
Any help would be much appreciated!
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AlexM
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Posted: 01 Oct 10 at 10:04pm |
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23 stone...... you would be better in a 400!!!
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GybeFunny
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Posted: 01 Oct 10 at 10:52pm |
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The brazilian boats were those between approx sail number 1150 and 1250. However some boats in this range may be british built as RS will have offered some owners of the brazilian boats new brit built hulls on warranty. The main problem with the brazilian boats was the bonding paste used to join top of hull to bottom was not much cop so just a little bang on the transom caused the join to split and the boat to sink.
Also note the foil mould changed at about sail number 700 and boats after that have nicer foils.
Read the latest Y&Y, Roger Gilbert states the ideal crew weight and I think it is about 21 stone.
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radixon
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Posted: 02 Oct 10 at 10:38am |
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Crew weight depends on your sailing experience, location etc.
I sail one and would prefer to have weight in the boat and enjoy the sailing than to be too light that you are struggling to keep it flat. |
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ChrisJ
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Posted: 03 Oct 10 at 7:32pm |
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If you are sailing on the sea / estuary, 23 stone will be OK.
If you are sailing inland on a small pond, 23 stone would be ideal for a 400.
I wouldn't worry at all about a Brazilian boat: Any issues will have been sorted by now.
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JimC
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Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662 |
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Posted: 03 Oct 10 at 7:39pm |
I would. We had some at our club as club boats. They are largely sorted for now, but I'd never want to own one. |
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